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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01826 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1825 |
| Title | Album autographed by John Quincy Adams and Marquis de Lafayette |
| Date | 1825 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Additional authors | Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, Marquise de (1759-1807) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | A note by Lafayette dated January 23, 1825 indicates he was an "old friend" of the parents of the young lady who owned this album. Adams writes a seven-line poem dated March 10, 1825. A note from William White dated March 23, 1825 quotes Proverbs. Three other notes, New Haven, Buffalo and New York, 1865 news clipping on Palmerston death, one small broadside concerning $1 contribution to the Washington Monument and piece of embroidery. Bound by P. Thompson, Washington City, in red ribbed morocco binding with gilt decorative board. |
| Subjects | President Women's History Revolutionary War Poetry Literature and Language Arts Religion Monument Washington, D.C. Textile Death |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, Marquise de (1759-1807) White, William (1748-1836) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Women in American History; Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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